Postdoctoral agricultural researcher and GMO Answers volunteer expert, Esther Ngumbi, explores the benefits of biotech crops, and how they can help farmers around the world tackle pressing challenges.
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Egypt, represented by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), is participating in the East African Communications Organisation (EACO) Sustainable E-Waste Management Webinar, in October 13, under the theme “e-Waste to Wealth.”
Almost any textile you can think of, from cotton to leather to nylon, has social and environmental impacts risks at every level of its supply chain.
A report published by the London Assembly Environmental Committee has said that London’s household recycling rate is below the UK average, and is urging London Mayor Sadiq Khan to take action. The report, entitled ‘Wasting London’s Future’ examined the city’s potential for a circular economy, its household recycling record and the use of energy from waste.
The report Circular Jobs in Belgium provides insight into the nature and amount of jobs in the country’s circular economy. The research, supported by the Belgian King Baudouin Foundation, presents a baseline measurement on employment in the Belgian circular economy.
The Department of Environmental Protection is accepting applications for two watershed restoration and protection grant programs– Growing Greener Plus and EPA Section 319 Grants. Applications for both programs can be submitted starting April 22 – Earth Day – through June 25. Growing Greener Plus – Grant applications under this program are for watershed restoration, protection and mine reclamation projects.
California-based Logistic Gliders says it would be able to move goods up to 70 miles away and they are designed to be released from a conventional aircraft at altitudes of 25,000ft.